4.1 Study Guide

Which historical event created the need for this poster?

• start of the Civil War

• passage of the Fugitive Slave Act

• enactment of the 13th Amendment

• issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation

What was a major reason Northern Democrats split from the political party to create the Republican Party?

• They didn’t support the spread of slavery into new territories.

• Thought the continuation of slavery was necessary for the economy.

• They supported the Fugitive Slave Act while most Democrats did not.

• Believed territories should decide if they were going to be free or slave states.

Which BEST describes a primary cause of the Civil War?

• Different state alliances with European countries.

• Rivalries between states over slavery and states’ rights.

• States had different views about America's role in the West.

• Western territories being taxed without representation in Congress.

What event officially started the Civil War?

• the raid on Harpers Ferry

• the attack on Fort Sumter

• the election of Abraham Lincoln

• the burning of Lawrence, Kansas

Which statement BEST describes the Northern and Southern economic systems prior to the Civil War?

• The South relied on agriculture while the North relied on slave labor.

• The North relied on transportation while the South relied on imported goods.

• The North relied on manufacturing while the South relied on slave labor for agriculture.

• The South relied on slave labor for manufacturing while the North relied on agriculture.

According to the map, approximately how much time passed between the first and last states

seceding from the Union?

• two months

• six months

• eight months

• eleven months

What did Lincoln suggest when he stated “I do expect it will cease to be divided” in the

statement above?

• In order to get along the country would just have to agree to disagree.

• The country would either have to allow slavery in every state or no state.

• The Union would create two governments, so they would not argue about slavery.

• Once the country stopped adding new states they would not have to fight about decisions

  anymore.

Why was John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry important?

• Many slaves earned their freedom by revolting.

• It helped return runaway slaves to their owners.

• The North and South reached a compromise over slavery.

• Abolitionists demonstrated their willingness to use violence.

Which BEST describes the purpose of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• to admit Kansas as a free state and Nebraska as a slave state

• to empower border ruffians to vote in Kansas elections to promote slavery

• to allow the citizens to decide if a state would be a free state or a slave state

• to negotiate a deal for territory with fugitive slaves in the Kansas-Nebraska territory

Which answer choice best describes the ruling in Dred Scott v. Sanford?

• Dred Scott lost the case, but the judge condemned slavery.

• Dred Scott won the case and was freed from slavery right away.

• Dred Scott lost the case and the right to own slaves was protected by the Constitution.

• Dred Scott won the case, but was not set free because slaves were not considered

  citizens.